[No. 107.] AN ACT to repeal act number three hundred eighty-seven of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-five, entitled "An act to determine the nature of the ownership in real estate held by joint tenants or tenants by the entireties where one of the owners is judicially adjudged insane, to determine the nature of the ownership in real estate where such formerly insane person has been adjudged as restored to soundness of mind and to provide for notice of such changes in the nature of the ownership." The People of the State of Michigan enact: repealed. SECTION 1. Act number three hundred eighty-seven of the Act public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-five, entitled "An act to determine the nature of the ownership in real estate held by joint tenants or tenants by the entireties where one of the owners is judicially adjudged insane, to determine the nature of the ownership in real estate where such formerly insane person has been adjudged as restored to soundness of mind and to provide for notice of such changes in the nature of the ownership," is hereby repealed. Approved May 3, 1927. [No. 108.] AN ACT to amend section two of act number sixty-five of the public acts of nineteen hundred nineteen, entitled "An act relative to free schools of cities having a population of two hundred fifty thousand or over, and comprising a single school district". The People of the State of Michigan enact: amended. SECTION 1. Section two of act number sixty-five of the Section public acts of nineteen hundred nineteen, entitled "An act relative to free schools of cities having a population of two hundred fifty thousand or over, and comprising a single school district", is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 2. Its members shall be nominated and elected in the How elected. same manner as shall be provided by law for the nomination and election of officers of the city. etc. Approved May 4, 1927. When unlawful to sell. Standard clinical thermometer defined. Enforcement. Proviso. Penalty. [No. 106.] AN ACT to regulate the sale, possession and use of clinical thermometers; to define the standard clinical thermometer and to provide a penalty for the violation of this act. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, dealer, agent or employe of any corporation, directly or indirectly, to use, sell or offer for sale, give away or offer to give away, any clinical thermometer that does not comply with the definition stated in this act for a standard clinical thermometer. SEC. 2. A standard clinical thermometer is a certified thermometer and is one that registers accurately at every reading and is standardized by the United States bureau of standards for thermometers. These thermometers must not have a variance of over two-tenths of a degree. All clinical thermometers that are used or sold must comply with the United States bureau of standards. If there is a correction there must be a correction slip on the certificate that goes with the thermometer, showing either minus or plus to the amount of the correction but the variance must not exceed two-tenths of a degree. SEC. 3. The board of pharmacy shall make such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the enforcement of this act. It shall be the duty of said board of pharmacy to investigate all complaints under this act and take all steps necessary to its enforcement: Provided, That no person, dealer, or employe of any corporation shall be prosecuted under the provisions of this act when he can establish a guarantee, signed by a wholesaler, jobber, manufacturer or other parties residing in this state, from whom such thermometer or thermometers were purchased, to the effect that the said clinical thermometer or thermometers so purchased were certified to comply with section two of this act. SEC. 4. Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars in the discretion of the court. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 107.] AN ACT to repeal act number three hundred eighty-seven of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-five, entitled "An act to determine the nature of the ownership in real estate held by joint tenants or tenants by the entireties where one of the owners is judicially adjudged insane, to determine the nature of the ownership in real estate where such formerly insane person has been adjudged as restored to soundness of mind and to provide for notice of such changes in the nature of the ownership." The People of the State of Michigan enact: repealed. SECTION 1. Act number three hundred eighty-seven of the Act public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-five, entitled "An act to determine the nature of the ownership in real estate held by joint tenants or tenants by the entireties where one of the owners is judicially adjudged insane, to determine the nature of the ownership in real estate where such formerly insane person has been adjudged as restored to soundness of mind and to provide for notice of such changes in the nature of the ownership," is hereby repealed. Approved May 3, 1927. [No. 108.] AN ACT to amend section two of act number sixty-five of the public acts of nineteen hundred nineteen, entitled "An act relative to free schools of cities having a population of two hundred fifty thousand or over, and comprising a single school district". The People of the State of Michigan enact : SECTION 1. Section two of act number sixty-five of the Section amended. public acts of nineteen hundred nineteen, entitled "An act relative to free schools of cities having a population of two hundred fifty thousand or over, and comprising a single school district", is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 2. Its members shall be nominated and elected in the How elected. same manner as shall be provided by law for the nomination and election of officers of the city. etc. Approved May 4, 1927. May raise money for bridges. Proviso, referendum. Interest rate. Bonds validated. [No. 109.] AN ACT to authorize cities to raise by loan, or borrow money for the construction, improvement, repair and maintenance of bridges and to issue bonds of the said cities to secure repayment thereof and validating proceedings heretofore taken authorizing the issuance of such bonds. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Whenever the legislative body of any city within the state of Michigan shall deem it expedient to construct, improve, repair and maintain any bridge or bridges under the control and management of said city, or under joint control or joint maintenance, with others, said legislative body may by resolution authorize and direct the borrowing or raising by loan on the faith and credit of said city, of such sums of money as in the judgment of said legislative body may be needed, subject to the constitutional and statutory limitations upon such city indebtedness, and said legislative body may, in said resolution, authorize and direct the issue and sale of bonds to secure the repayment of the sums borrowed or raised by loan: Provided, The question of borrowing or raising by loan or issuance of bonds for sums for such purposes shall have been submitted to and approved by threefifths of the electors of said city voting thereon, at any regular or special election held for that purpose. SEC. 2. Funds so borrowed or raised and bonds issued therefor if sold at par shall not draw interest at a rate in excess of six per cent per annum and such sums shall be payable in not to exceed thirty years. If sold at less than par, the interest rate shall not be more than will produce to the purchaser six per cent per annum when the rate of interest and discount are computed to maturity. SEC. 3. Nothing in this act shall invalidate any bonds heretofore authorized or any proceedings heretofore taken to authorize the borrowing or raising by loan or the issuance of bonds by any city of the state, but all proceedings and elections heretofore since January first, nineteen hundred twentythree, taken and held to authorize the borrowing or raising by loan or issuance of bonds of any city, and all bonds heretofore authorized, either issued or to be issued, under authority of a vote of a majority of the electors of said city, voting upon the question at an election held for that purpose are hereby validated, approved and confirmed. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 110.] AN ACT to amend act number three hundred fifty-one of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-five, entitled "An act to provide for the registration of electors, the nomination and election of candidates for public office; to provide for and regulate primary elections and elections; to guard against the abuse of the elective franchise; to define violations of this act; to prescribe the penalties therefor; and to repeal certain acts relating thereto," by adding to part three thereof a new chapter to be known as chapter thirteen. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Part three of act number three hundred fifty- Act one of the public acts of nineteen hundred twenty-five, entitled amended. "An act to provide for the registration of electors, the nomination and election of candidates for public office; to provide for and regulate primary elections and elections; to guard against the abuse of the elective franchise; to define violations of this act; to prescribe the penalties therefor; and to repeal certain acts relating thereto," is hereby amended by adding thereto a new chapter to stand as chapter thirteen and to read as follows: CHAPTER XIII tion sub SEC. 1. The board of supervisors of any county in the when quesstate, upon petition of one per centum of the qualified voters mitted. thereof, shall, or, upon their own motion, may submit the question of whether said county shall come under the provisions of this chapter and if adopted by a majority vote of the qualified voters participating in said election then the provisions of this chapter shall be in force and effect and the nomination of all candidates of all political parties for delegates to county conventions shall be conducted as herein provided. when held. SEC. 2. The county conventions of each political party County conshall be held at such time and place as the county committee ventions, of each political party, through its chairman, shall designate: Provided, That county conventions, at which delegates to a Proviso. state convention are to be selected, shall be held only at such times as shall be designated by the state central committee of such political party. They shall be called to order by the chairman of the county committee of each political party. He shall act as temporary chairman until the delegates shall elect a permanent chairman. A permanent chairman shall Chairman, be elected before any other business is transacted, and such election of. election shall be conducted as follows: The county chairman shall cause to be read the list of elected delegates for such convention furnished to him by the county clerk, as provided |